Heredity and Learning

Cannon goes outside and rings a bell to let her dogs know it is time for dinner. When he rings the bell the dogs come running and eat their dinner. Which of their behaviors is learned?

• Responding to the bell.

• running to the house

• eating their food

• living outdoors

Jasmine and Yadira were learning about characteristics of animals that are affected by their environments. Which of the following characteristics is most likely affected by a change in the environment?

• Cheetahs have powerful legs that allow them to jump higher.

• An artic fox's fur changes to a white color during the winter months.

• Elephants have very long trunks to help them drink water.

• Walruses have a fat layer to insulate them from freesing in the winter.

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During the dry season in Florida, the American Alligator will live in a lake with little water in it, but will make it deeper by digging a hole with its tail. What causes the alligator to behave in this way?

• a decrease in the water due to environmental conditions

• ian increase in water due to environmental conditions

• a decrease in temperature due to environmental conditions

• an increase in temperature due to environmental conditions

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Which behavior is a an inherited behavior?

• A turtle burying eggs in the sand.

• A dog shaking hands.

• A rat completing a maze.

• A horse pulling a cart.

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Which TWO cheetah characteristics would most likely be inherited fromi its parents?

• scars

• ear shape

• fur color

• hunting abilities

• loudness of growl

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Two trees plants grew in different places. One plant grew straight up in an area with very few other plants, while the other plant was growing at an angle in a space with a lot of other plants. Why did the plants grow differently?

• The plants' development depended partly on its environment, but not because of heredity.

• Plants change their inherited traits to suit their environment.

• The plants' environment determined how the trees developed.

• The plants developed according to their inherited traits.

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Saharsh grows an oak tree in his greenhouse in Florida. The leaves on the tree remain green all year around. Which statement best explains why this happens?

• Changing leaf color is a learned behavior.

• There is too much oxygen in the greenhouse.

• There is too much pollution in the greenhouse.

• Changing leaf color is an environmental response.

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All zebras develop strips. Which statement about zebras can BEST be concluded from this information?

• Zebras all develop the exact same stripes.

• Zebras develop stripes because of their diet.

• Zebras' stripes are inherited from their parents.

• Zebras develop stripes depending on their size.

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Giraffes have very long necks and tongues that they use to reach leaves from high in the trees. How did giraffes MOST LIKELY develop these characteristics?

• They have long necks and tongues because they inherited this trait from previous generations of giraffes.

• They have long necks and tongues after watching other species of animals use long tongues to eat.

• They have long necks and tongues after they ate certain types of leaves.

• They have long necks and tongues after watching people use sticks to get fruit from a tree.

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Students are studying inherited and learned behaviors of rats. They ran 3 trials. What explaination can the students make based on their test results.

• The students need to conduct a different investigation.

• Completing a maze is an inherited trait.

• The students will need to conduct more trials.

• Completing a maze is a learned behavior.